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Littorina

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Lit´to`ri´na
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts. They feed on seaweeds. The common periwinkle is a well-known example. See Periwinkle.
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Noun1.Littorina - type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinklesLittorina - type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles
genus Littorina
mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks
family Littorinidae, Littorinidae - periwinkles
winkle, periwinkle - edible marine gastropod
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2007) and complex indirect effects on the induced defenses in the gastropod Littorina littorea (Bibby et al.
Early larval development of the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea ... by Watson, Sue-Ann; Southgate, Paul C.; Tyler, Paul A.; Peck, Lloyd S. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Kessel (1985) has found mollusc shells, namely Littorina littorea, L.
Litorina Sea sediments of ancient Vaana Lagoon, northwestern Estonia/ ... by Saarse, Leili; Heinsalu, Atko; Veski, Siim / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
The transitional stage between the Ancylus Lake and Litorina Sea is the Mastogloia Sea, or the Early Littorina Sea (Berglund et al.
Holocene buried organic sediments in Estonia/Holotseensed mattunud ... by Saarse, Leili; Vassiljev, Juri; Miidel, Avo; Niinemets, Eve / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
 
 
 
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